a stopped clock is right twice a day
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
stopped
/stɑpt/
adj 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
living, long, right, sooner
We had to move out when the landlord stopped living in the main house.
VERB + STOPPED
fish, hasn't, having, know, lightened, passed, rain, train
The rain stopped having that heavy, soaking quality by late afternoon.
STOPPED + NOUN
car, clock, rainbow, themselves
The old clock stopped working last month and we never bothered to fix it.
PREP.
in, on, since, than
She stopped in the doorway and looked back at me one more time.
ADV.
suddenly
The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road, causing everyone to jolt forward.
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